Library Privileges

The New York Academy of Medicine Library, one of the largest biomedical research libraries in the world, offers a wide variety of special services to NYAM Fellows and Members. Some of these benefits are described below:

• Telephone Services
• Research Services
• Document Delivery Services
• Borrowing Materials
• Online Services
• Additional Information

Telephone Services
Fellows and Members are welcome to call the Library for rapid document delivery and information assistance.

For delivery of journal articles, Fellows and Members are invited to call the Document Delivery Department directly: (212) 822-7296.

For information assistance, please call the Reference Department at (212) 822-7315.

For delivery of journal articles, Fellows and Members are invited to call the Document Delivery Department directly: (212) 822-7296.

For assistance with rare books and historical collections materials, please call the rare book room at (212)822-7313.

Research Services

• Fellows and Members have unlimited use of the Library's ready reference services (questions involving less than 15 minutes of research time to be resolved).
• Fellows and Members are given, at no charge, up to two hours of in-depth reference assistance annually. A question is considered in-depth if it takes more than 15 minutes of staff time to be resolved. An in-depth request could include a complicated bibliographic verification or searching of detailed biographical and historical materials from the collection.
• Fellows and Members requesting additional hours of in-depth assistance will be charged at the rate of $80 per hour (minimum $40 for 1/2 hour).
• To request a search, please call (212) 822-7315.
• Fees for staff time will only be charged if the Fellow or Member has gone beyond their two hours of free research time.

Document Delivery Services - Photocopy Services/Interlibrary Loan
Fellows and Members may order, free of charge, 25 photocopied articles a year a maximum length of 50 pages per article. Additional photocopies, beyond the 25 limit, will be charged at a rate of $10.00 per article. Fellows and Members visiting the Library can take advantage of our photocopying services at the regular rate of $.25 per page.

For Document Delivery service, please contact us at (212) 822-7296 or docdelnyam@nyam.org. Requests may also be faxed to (212) 722-7650.

Articles can either be held for pickup or sent by first class mail. Delivery by fax or email is available for an additional fee of $4 per article. Articles can be sent via Fedex using the recipients account.

Materials obtained from other institutions (Interlibrary Loan) will be charged on a cost-recovery basis. These charges vary depending upon the institutions where the materials are borrowed from.

For Interlibrary Loan services, please call 212-822-7362 or email docdelnyam@nyam.org.

Borrowing Materials
Fellows and Members in good standing may borrow books from the Library collection for a period of four weeks, renewable for an additional four weeks; subject to such books being in a suitable condition for loan. Although journals do not circulate, articles can be photocopied. Items not owned by NYAM may be ordered via Interlibrary Loan. (Fellows are required to pay applicable fees.)

Online Services

• The librarians at NYAM have compiled a list of resources which are available free via the Internet:
• While visiting the Library, Fellows have access to NYAM's extensive electronic journal collection and a range of databases, including the Ovid EBM Reviews collection, Ovid Medline, Health Reference Center, and more.

Additional Information

Malloch Rare Book Room
Fellows and Members do not need an appointment to use the Rare Book Room during regular Library hours.

Designations
Fellows and Members may, on occasion, designate a representative to use the Library on their behalf. These designations need to be made in advance and in writing; those privileges that are to be accorded to their representative need to be specifically outlined. Designated privileges will be extended for a maximum of three months, and must be renewed at three-month intervals.

Assistance to Family Members
Special assistance for the research projects of family members of Fellows and Members can only be granted with advance, written authorization of a Fellow or Member. All charges which ensue will be billed to the Fellow's or Member's account at the rate charged to the general public. If, however, the work is being done specifically on the Fellow's or Member's behalf, charges will be at the Fellow's rates. The letter of authorization should delineate this.

Corporate Services
If a Fellow or Member needs online bibliographic searches, photocopies, or detailed reference assistance on behalf of a commercial enterprise, rates are $80 per hour (minimum of $40 for 1/2 hour).

Requests for further information regarding library policies and fees for service should be directed to the Reference Department. Please call (212) 822-7315.